Grate-front



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY D. PURSELL, OF WASHINGTON COURT-HOUSE, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part -of Letters Patent No. 225,074, dated March 2, 1880.

l Application led January 12, 1880. t

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, H. D. PURSELL, of Washington Court-House, in the county of Fayette and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grate-Fronts;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inven- 5 tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accom panyin g drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in gratefronts; and it consists in attaching a sheet of some flexible material around the edges ofthe front, so that when placed inside of the grate-frame a tight joint is formed, that prevents soot and dirt from being' blown into the room.

It stillfurther consists in the arrangement and combination of parts that will be more fully described hereinafter.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention, in which Figure l is a front view of the front, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. f Y *a represents the frame of the grate, which may be of any shape or construction preferred, and c is the fron t, which may be made of sheet metal, wood7 or any other material, and which corresponds in shape to the inside of the frame a. All Varound the edge of this front is secured y a sheet of rubbercloth, felt, or some other soft l flexible material7 which projects far enough to form a tight joint between the front and the frame. This packing d prevents soot and dirt from being blown ont into the roomas is always the case where notight joint is made.

Secured to the outer side ofthe front, around the edges, are the stops e, which prevent the front from being moved in too far, and which i hold it in line with the front of the frame;

Through the front, at any convenient point,

is made an opening, g, which is covered over with Wire-gauze, and which serves as a ventilator for the room.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. A gratefront, c, having a packing', d, secured around its edges, so 4as to form a tight joint with the inside of the frame a, substantially as shown.

2. A grate-front, c, provided with a packing, d, stops c, and ventilator g, in combination with a grate-frame, c, substantially as specified. 'l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2d day of January, 1880.

HARRY D. PURSELL.

Witnesses:

J P. ROBINSON, O. J. BELL. 

